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Main area
General Medicine Unscheduled Care
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Locum: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions)
Job ref
100-MED-WGH-198-L2
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Withybush General Hospital
Town
Haverfordwest
Salary
£121,264 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Locum Consultant Acute General Physician

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

To keep up to date with our latest recruitment activity follow us on Facebook (Swyddi Hywel Dda Jobs), LinkedIn or on Twitter @SwyddiHDdaJobs

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.

Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086

Job overview

The Health Board is fully committed to:

  •   Work-life balance, job-sharing and flexibility
  •   Training & Education including a successful Consultant           Development & Mentoring scheme
  •   Medical Appraisal & Revalidation for over 800 doctors

We are looking to recruit a motivated Consultant in Acute Medicine to join colleagues in a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board in delivering and supporting the Welsh Government’s vision for NHS Wales. This new appointment will join the team of established medical consultants working across Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop/maintain a specialist interest.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Medicine and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospital and community, so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent.  Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisation regarding supervision.

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

If you are a senior doctor wishing, looking for a change of scene, or if you think life in a rural general hospital in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a non-obligation chat.

Information on the Health Board is provided with a full job description of this post. The health Board operates a No Smoking Policy and promotes equal opportunities

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

  • Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
  • Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
  • Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
  • 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
  • Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

“For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.”

Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.

Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:

Hywel Dda in three Counties:

https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY   

Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s

Site Virtual Tour:

https://youtu.be/mETORurxSBU   

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
  • Completion of relevant Royal College Examinations (or equivalent).
Desirable criteria
  • Additional clinical qualification(s).

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience within the specialty area.
  • Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
  • Evidence of leading a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
  • Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
  • Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
  • Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
Desirable criteria
  • Active participation in Research.

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
  • Understanding of clinical audit (or quality improvement project).
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management.
  • Participation in clinical audit.

Safeguarding

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
  • Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
  • Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
  • Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
  • Flexible approach to the needs of the service.
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegDisability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally Farr
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01437 773716
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